How meltwater from the ice sheets disturbed the climate 10,000 years ago

How meltwater from the ice sheets disturbed the climate 10,000 years ago Bochum, Germany (SPX) Jul 22, 2016 - Today, a negative correlation is observed in the amount of rainfall in north-western Africa and north-western Europe. If a humid winter climate prevails in north-western Europe, the climate in north-western Africa is dry. Due to melting ice sheets, this correlation was reversed in the early Holocene period; this resulted in both regions being humid respectively dry at the same time. Radical clim ... more

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